Begonia sect. Casparya
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.321.2.6 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4800794C-FFC9-D330-6482-F544FA22FCC1 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Begonia sect. Casparya |
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Key of Begonia sect. Casparya in Colombia
1 Fruits with laminar (wing-like) radial projections................................................................................................................ B. trianae View in CoL
- Fruits with horn-like radial projections..............................................................................................................................................2
2 Flowers with white to pinkish perianth..............................................................................................................................................3
- Flowers with deep red, orange or yellow perianth...........................................................................................................................10
3 Fruits without a terminal projection (capsule-column)......................................................................................................................4
- Fruits with a terminal projection (capsule-column)...........................................................................................................................6
4 Styles only once divided or not divided ........................................................................................................................ B. solaniflora View in CoL
- Styles irregularly multifid...................................................................................................................................................................5
5 Tip of the horns of the fruits vertically complanate .............................................................................................................. B. ursina View in CoL
- Tip of the horns of the fruit horizontally complanate..................................................................................................... B.chlorolepis View in CoL
6 Leaves straight with respect to the petiole.........................................................................................................................................7
- Leaves oblique or transverse to the petiole........................................................................................................................................9
7 Staminate flowers with two tepals................................................................................................................................... B. gamolepis View in CoL
- Staminate flowers with four tepals.....................................................................................................................................................8
8 Branches strict; pistillate tepals <5 mm long ....................................................................................................................... B. urticae View in CoL
- Branches diffuse; pistillate tepals> 8 mm long .................................................................................................................... B. diffusa View in CoL
9 Capsule-column longer or as long as the horns................................................................................................................. B. toledana View in CoL
- Capsule-column shorter than the horns ............................................................................................................................... B. cornuta View in CoL
10 Inflorescences with many distichous bracts.....................................................................................................................................11
- Inflorescences with only one pair of bracts......................................................................................................................................12
11 Perianth uniseriate; stamens 4 ............................................................................................................................................... B. oliveri View in CoL
- Perianth biseriate; stamens ca. 8....................................................................................................................................... B. killipiana View in CoL
12 Leaves oblique or transverse to the petiole......................................................................................................................................13
- Leaves straight with respect to the petiole.......................................................................................................................................15
13 Anther shorter than the filament, connective absent ....................................................................................................... B. umbellata View in CoL
- Anther longer than the filament, connective present........................................................................................................................14 14 Leaves densely ferruginous-pubescent; stipules persistent, green ................................................................................. B. ferruginea View in CoL
- Leaves sparsely pubescent; stipules early caducous, hyaline........................................................................................ B. fuchsiiflora View in CoL
15 Flowers with>10 stamens................................................................................................................................................................16
- Flowers <9 stamens..........................................................................................................................................................................18
16 Staminate tepals 12 mm long ..................................................................................................................................... B. antioquiensis
- Staminate tepals <7 mm long...........................................................................................................................................................17
17 Capsule-column about equaling the horns; bracteoles ovate or oblong............................................................................... B. urticae View in CoL
- Capsule-column much shorter than the horns; bracteoles suborbicular....................................................................... B. colombiana View in CoL
18 Stamens 8....................................................................................................................................................................... B. longirostris View in CoL
- Stamens 4 or 6..................................................................................................................................................................................19
19 Stamens 6..........................................................................................................................................................................................20
- Stamens 4..........................................................................................................................................................................................22
20 Plant glabrous ................................................................................................................................................................ B. silverstonii
- Plant pubescent.................................................................................................................................................................................21
21 Leaves densely pubescent,> 20 mm long, margin serrate ..................................................................................................... B. libera View in CoL
- Leaves sparsely pubescent, <20 mm wide, margin serrate-lobulate ............................................................................... B. hexandra View in CoL
22 Perianth of staminate flower completely fused ................................................................................................................. B. lehmanii
- Perianth of staminate flowers partially connate or free....................................................................................................................23
23 Leaves symmetric, lance-acuminate, cuneate at base, ca. 6 times as long broad............................................................ B. irmscherii
- Leaves asymmetric, ovate to oblong, less than 4 times as long as broad.........................................................................................24
24 Leaves with strigulose adaxial pubescence; lamina 2.4−4.1 length/width ratio ................................................................ B. suaviola View in CoL
- Leaves with pilose to glabrescent adaxial surface; lamina 1.8−2.5 length/width ratio................................................... B. kalbreyeri View in CoL
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